BUCKFIELD — The Buckfield baseball squad was on top of things Wednesday, hustling to a pair of 13-2 and 12-0 wins over Rangeley in an EWC matchup. In Game 1, Austin Dooley ignited an eight-run fifth frame that opened things up for Buckfield. Dooley belted a well-timed RBI double and the rally put the Bucks […]
buckfield maine
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield Rescue personnel to continue cleaning town offices
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen decided Tuesday night to continue having rescue personnel clean the municipal building and the rescue department weekly. The cleaning budget for the coming fiscal year is proposed to go up $461, from $1,389 to $1,850, Town Clerk Cindy Dunn said. The number of hours would double from two to […]
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
RSU 10 board OKs proposed budget hike
MEXICO — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday passed a proposed 2012-13 budget of more than $35 million, just over $1 million more than the current fiscal year. The vote came after an extensive discussion on staffing and the possible impact on taxpayers. The proposed budget is $35,145,068, compared for $34,121,426 for this fiscal […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, The Franklin Journal
RCAM to offer gardening services
LEEDS — Having a tough time putting good food on the table? Become a member of the Rural Community Action Ministry’s Gardening Services. Create your own garden, grow fresh vegetables, eat healthy. The program is open to any who are income eligible or elderly or disabled, a beginner or experienced gardener and who live in […]
Posted inBusiness
Bessey Insurance relocates
TURNER — Owners Shelley Jamison and Mark Cote announce the relocation of Bessey Insurance Agency from Buckfield to the former Northeast Insurance building on Snell Hill Road in Turner. Bessey Insurance began in 1939. Jamison is the third generation owner of the agency. It was founded by her grandparents, Gerald and Marion Bessey. They ran […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Road Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Thursday Hartford: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Saturday Hartford: Nomination papers due for selectmen and school board […]
Posted inNuptials
Hamann — Smith
Megan Hamann and Marc Smith LEWISTON — Announcement is made of the engagement of Megan Alice Hamann and Marc Alan Smith, both of Lewiston. Miss Hamann is the daughter of David Hamann of Buckfield and the late Heidi Hamann. She is a 2007 graduate of Buckfield High School and a 2011 graduate of the University […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
New group forms to help area dogs
NORWAY — The newly-formed United for Dogs group met March 27 at the Norway Town Office. Shirley Boyce, president of Responsible Pet Care, welcomed almost 20 dog lovers interested in helping with dogs housed at RPC. People attended from the immediate area towns, along with Buckfield, Bridgton, Milton and Rumford. Several members have trained to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield, Sumner consider single-stream recycling
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen from Buckfield and Sumner voted Tuesday night to investigate using single-stream recycling at the towns’ jointly owned waste station on Route 140 in Buckfield. The selectmen, who make up the Solid Waste Committee, also voted to invite single-stream recycling companies to meet with them. The recycling method involves materials being automatically sorted […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Buckfield/Sumner Solid Waste Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Sumner: Public hearing on Industrial Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, 7 […]